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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A joint team of security officers raided Embassy bar in Nkoma ward, Northern City Division in Mbale City and arrested several revellers who had defied Covid-19 restrictions on bars.<\/p>\n

“We received intelligence information from local leaders that there were people drinking in Embassy bar in breach of a presidential directive issued in March last year banning bars from operating in a bid to contain the spread of covid-19,\u2019\u2019 acting Mbale District Police Commander, ASP Arafat Kato said.<\/p>\n

Police under ASP Kato\u2019s command sealed off Embassy bar in a midnight operation as revellers were loaded on a waiting police truck shortly after midnight July 28.<\/p>\n

The arrests<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Kato said the managers of the bar that\u2019s said to be owned by an Internal security officer (ISO) at the rank of Major highly flouted Covid-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n

“Police will continue targeting bars and night clubs violating Covid-19 guidelines. We have stepped up patrols against bar owners who operate illegally despite the ban,” he said.<\/p>\n

In November last year, the Uganda Association of Bar Owners petitioned government to reopen their businesses, outlining loses incurred over time.<\/p>\n

A police detective who preferred anonymity said government officials are among these caught violating the guidelines. Several motorists were also impounded in the operation.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Police in Mbale City have arrested a National Identification and Registration Authority (NIIRA) employee they say was \u2018\u2018found drunk on Republic Street during an operation mounted to curbs aimed at combating the spread of coronavirus.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Mr Kato said during the operation conducted in Mbale City, law enforcement officers found the drunk man driving a government vehicle Registration number UBB at midnight.<\/p>\n

Police identified the suspect as Mr Paul Wakabala Fenecas who was putting on a NIIRA shirt and driving a vehicle attached to NIIRA.<\/p>\n

Mr Kato further told Daily Monitor that the NIIRA staff was arrested with a woman.<\/p>\n

Police said they are Investigating to establish the district he is attached to.<\/p>\n

ykitunzi@ug.nationmedia.com<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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